Photo: AlexiusHoratius · CC BY-SA 3.0Sioux Falls draws about two in five of Canton Township’s working residents
Only 4% stay in Canton Township for work; outside it, Sioux Falls is the main destination (43%, 19 miles). Working residents average 28 minutes each way, next to 18 for South Dakota and 26 for the U.S. There are 406 jobs in Canton Township, against 323 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Canton Township
Canton Township makes and builds things
84% of the jobs based in Canton Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Canton Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 22%. The jobs ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Canton Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Canton Township fell from 937 in 2013 to 406 in 2023, −57%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 323 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where people from Canton Township work
Where Canton Township clocks in
23% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Canton Township makes things: 84% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Canton Township, 2013 → 2023: 937 → 406. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Canton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The workday shuffle in and out of Canton Township
On a workday 311 residents head out to work, 12 work right here, and 394 people come in from elsewhere.
About 650 people are in Canton Township on a workday afternoon, 15% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.26 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The trip to work from Canton Township: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Canton Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 262 commuters (the 5% who work from home are left out). Across South Dakota: 85% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Near or far: the trip to work from Canton Township
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The towns next door employ 23% of Canton Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Canton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canton Township | – | — | — | 28 min | $104,118 |
| Canton | 23% | C+ | A− | 20 min | $60,850 |
| Dayton Township | under 1% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Highland Township | under 1% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Lynn Township | under 1% | — | — | 21 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Dayton Township: not graded. Highland Township and Lynn Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Canton. Darker towns draw more of Canton Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Canton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Canton Township?
$104,118 (±$34,884) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Canton Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Canton Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Canton Township work?
4% work in town.
Can you get around Canton Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Canton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Canton Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.